News tagged with food source
Fire may be key to reviving dogwood trees in Eastern forests
Proper and timely burning of some Eastern U.S. forests could help revitalize flowering dogwood trees, which benefits a wide range of species, a Purdue University report shows.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Introducing the good food guide for cockroaches
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever wondered how cockroaches seem to know the best place to grab a meal? New research at Queen Mary, University of London suggests that, just like humans, they share their local knowledge ...
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Calcium consumption may cause prostate cancer in Chinese
Among Chinese men, calcium consumption — even at relatively low levels and from non-dairy food sources such as soy, grains and green vegetables — may increase prostate cancer risk, according to results published in Cancer Re ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Scientists 'grow' edible insects in Costa Rica
The day when restaurants will serve garlic grasshoppers or beetle larva skewers is getting closer in Costa Rica, where scientists are "growing" insects for human consumption.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Slime design mimics Tokyo's rail system
What could human engineers possibly learn from the lowly slime mold? Reliable, cost-efficient network construction, apparently: a recent experiment suggests that Physarum polycephalum, a gelatinous fungus ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Saving gorillas, elephants starts with understanding their human neighbors
Understanding local human cultures is key to preserving gorillas, elephants and other wildlife in African parks and reserves, according to new research from Purdue University.
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Sucking Up To Survive
Shrink a human being down to the size of an insect, and you would no longer be able to sip lemonade from a straw. The forces that hold liquid together would simply be too great to overcome at that tiny scale.
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Algae may be secret weapon in climate change war
Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum.
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Litter of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists
(AP) -- The discovery of 10 lynx kittens this spring marks the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, heartening biologists overseeing restoration of the mountain feline.
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Golden rice an effective source of vitamin A
The beta-carotene in so-called "Golden Rice" converts to vitamin A in humans, according to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Tufts University in an article that appears in the current issue of the American Jo ...
May 13, 2009 |
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Darwin in a test tube: Scientists make molecules that evolve, compete, mimick behavior of Darwin's finches
As described in an article published this week in an advance, online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the work demonstrates some of the classic principles of evolution. For in ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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